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My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow streams on MUBI beginning April 3.

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Taking Stock of Hot Docs

by Ezra Winton
March 27, 2024April 13, 2024
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Where does Hot Docs stand? Assessing the documentary festival at 30.

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A Seat at the Table: Policy and Advocacy at the Documentary Organization of Canada

by Barri Cohen
February 5, 2024
Features/Industry

Barri Cohen discusses the Documentary Organization of Canada's policy history, it struggles and achievements throughout 40 years of advocacy.

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POV’s Top Reads of 2022: What Drives Doc Readers’ Interest?

by Pat Mullen
December 27, 2022
Features

The most popular reads of 2022 include articles on Island of the Sea Wolves, Jihad Rehab, Deconstructing Karen, Tantura, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

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DGC Award Nominations for Documentary

by Pat Mullen
September 25, 2022
Industry

Barri Cohen's Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children and Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux's Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew lead the DGC documentary nominations.

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Balancing Secrets: Barri Cohen on Unloved

by Barri Cohen
August 26, 2022
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Barri Cohen discusses the personal approach of her award-winning documentary Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children and sharing survivors' stories.

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Eternal Spring Leads Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 8, 2022
Hot Docs

Eternal Spring, directed by Jason Loftus, wins the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award for Canadian film while Okay! (The ADS Band Film) and Unloved are runners-up.

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Eternal Spring Is New Leader in Hot Docs Audience Award Race

by Pat Mullen
May 4, 2022
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Animated documentary Eternal Spring is the new leader in the Hot Docs Audience Award rankings with the May 4th update.

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Barri Cohen’s Unloved Confronts a Painful Past

by Marc Glassman
May 2, 2022
Hot Docs/Interviews

Barri Cohen's Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children is a personal study that confronts a legacy of abuse and injustice in an Ontario institution.

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Hot Docs 2022 Line-up Includes Baichwal, Cohen, Hoolboom

by Pat Mullen
March 30, 2022
Hot Docs/Industry

Hot Docs 2022 line-up includes the opening night selection of Jennifer Baichwal's Into the Weeds and the premiere of Barri Cohen's Unloved.

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The Best Canadian Documentaries of 2019

by Marc Glassman
December 26, 2019August 21, 2021
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The standout Canadian docs of 2019 include nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, This Is Not a Movie, The Corporate Coup d'État, Toxic Beauty, and Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies.

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